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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Charlevoix, MI · February 2, 2001

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Date
February 2, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place
Charlevoix, MI
Airport
Charlevoix Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4123K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA078
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
N4123KRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2011 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3449052 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 GBReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot landing runway 27, cvx, wind reported as 320 degrees at 9 knots. Pilot stated he did not get properly lined up wiht runway, did not use proper cross wind technique. A/c drifted off left side of runway, struck frozen snow bank and runway light, left main landing gear and nose gear collapsed, damage to left propeller, left wing leading edge and trailing edge, damage to left wing rear spar and some ribs, landing gear damage.privacy data omitted (.19) On February 2, 2001, at 1642 EST, a Piper PA-34-220T, N4123K, operated by a private pilot, collided with a runway light and snow bank following a loss of directional control during landing. The landing was being made on runway 27 (4,550 feet by 75 feet), at the Charlevoix Municipal Airport, Charlevoix, Michigan. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological condtions and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from pontiac, Michigan, at 1500 EST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDING RUNWAY 27, CVX, WIND REPORTED AS 320 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT GET PROPERLY LINED UP WIHT RUNWAY, DID NOT USE PROPER CROSS WIND TECHNIQUE. A/C DRIFTED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK FROZEN SNOW BANK AND RUNWAY LIGHT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGE TO LEFT PROPELLER, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE, DAMAGE TO LEFT WING REAR SPAR AND SOME RIBS, LANDING GEAR DAMAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.19) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001, AT 1642 EST, A PIPER PA-34-220T, N4123K, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SNOW BANK FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 27 (4,550 FEET BY 75 FEET), AT THE CHARLEVOIX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, AT 1500 EST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCharlevoix, MIThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane due to inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind, the icy runway, and the snow bank.Feb 2, 2001 · Substantial damage